Ophiopluteus - Ophiopluteus

Japanese: オフィオプルテウス - おふぃおぷるてうす
Ophiopluteus - Ophiopluteus

…However, some starfishes nurse their young for a period of time, or go directly to adulthood after viviparity. The larvae of sea urchins are called echinopluteus, those of brittle stars are called ophiopluteus, those of starfish are called bipinnaria, and those of sea cucumbers are called auricularia. They have a strong ability to regenerate, and starfishes can regenerate an entire arm from a single one if the central disc is still attached. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ophiopluteus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,ヒトデ類の中で,ある期間保育したり,胎生を経て直接成体になるものもある。ウニ類の幼生はエキノプルテウスechinopluteus,クモヒトデ類の幼生はオフィオプルテウスophiopluteus,ヒトデ類の幼生はビピンナリアbipinnaria,ナマコ類の幼生はアウリクラリアauriculariaと呼ばれている。再生力が強く,ヒトデ類では中央の盤がついていれば1本の腕から全体を再生することもできる。…

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